Once people looked at that. they said that is only common sense. Again. it became overwhelmingly supported in a bipartisan wayagain. an important demonstration of why it was important to have open debate and amendment. That amendment clarifies that any Illegal alien who is ineligible for a visa or who has been convicted of a felony or three misdemeanors is ineligible for a green cardagain. just common sense. Another commonsense issue of national cohesion that really hits at the heart of what makes this country great was when the Senate voted in favor of an amendment by Senator INHOFE to require that English be declared our national language of the United States. As people listened to that and digested what it meant. people said: Well. of course English is a necessary tool for every aspiring American to be successful and to join the mainstream of American society. That is just an example of a few of the amendments. Again. we have considered a number of amendments. and we will consider a number more as we go forward. It was last October when I said we would start with border security and we would build out a comprehensive approach to this very challenging problem of thousandsindeed. hundreds of thousands--of people coming across our borders illegally and millions working in this country illegally and many taking advantage of our social services illegally in this country. So we have made real progress--again starting in Octoberand we will complete that process by the Memorial Day recess. with the action I took tonight. Mr.
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